FeldvsfilsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Feld” and “fils” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,966
“Feld” frequency rank
#49,670
“fils” frequency rank
51636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feld fils
Definition Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden männlicher Nachkomme: Sohn

Where the eye mixes Feld and fils

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Feld
4 ch
fils

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Feld ([fɛlt]) and fils ([fis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Feld is recorded at frequency rank #1,966, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛlt]. fils is at rank #49,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fis].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 51636, this pair ranks #1,128,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Feld vs fils

Shared letters: fl. Private to "Feld": de. Private to "fils": is.

"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
  • filsffils · fills · filss · fisl · flis · ifls

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Feld" and "fils" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛlt] versus [fis]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Feld" or "fils"?
"Feld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,966 in our German list, against #49,670 for "fils". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Feld" and "fils". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,128,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feld" and "fils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs fist". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list